Global Patent Index - EP 3934099 A1

EP 3934099 A1 20220105 - A SWITCH

Title (en)

A SWITCH

Title (de)

SCHALTER

Title (fr)

COMMUTATEUR

Publication

EP 3934099 A1 20220105 (EN)

Application

EP 20305742 A 20200701

Priority

EP 20305742 A 20200701

Abstract (en)

A switch comprising: a channel path comprising a first and a second MOS transistor with common source and gate terminals, and drain terminals defining first and second terminals of the channel path; and control circuitry comprising: a third MOS transistor comprising: a gate coupled to the common source terminal; a source coupled to the common gate terminal by a resistor; and a drain coupled to a first reference terminal; a Zener diode coupled between the gate and source of the third MOS transistor; a first current source, for providing a first current, coupled between the first reference terminal and the common gate terminal; a second current source, for providing a second current greater than the first current, coupled between the source of the third MOS transistor and a second reference terminal; and a switching arrangement configured to selectively enable and disable the first and second current sources.

IPC 8 full level

H03K 17/10 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/74 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H02J 7/007 (2013.01 - US); H03K 17/102 (2013.01 - EP); H03K 17/6872 (2013.01 - US); H03K 17/6874 (2013.01 - US); H03K 17/74 (2013.01 - EP); H03K 2217/0054 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3934099 A1 20220105; US 11394383 B2 20220719; US 2022006456 A1 20220106

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20305742 A 20200701; US 202117341635 A 20210608